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[[File:The Serpents Lair - Assassins Creed Odyssey.png|thumb|250px|Kassandra and Herodotos approaching the possible entrance into the Cave of Gaia]] | |||
The '''Cave of Gaia''' was a cave located by the [[Temple of Apollo, Delphi|Temple of Apollo]] within the [[Sanctuary of Delphi]] in [[Phokis]], [[Greece]]. | The '''Cave of Gaia''' was a cave located by the [[Temple of Apollo, Delphi|Temple of Apollo]] within the [[Sanctuary of Delphi]] in [[Phokis]], [[Greece]]. | ||
Dedicated to the Greek goddess [[Gaia (deity)|Gaia]], the original possessor of the oracle of the site,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations#Attika|Attika: Temple of Themis]]</ref>, [[Herodotos]] mentioned that the Temple of Apollo was by the cave.<ref name="Truth Will Out">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[The Truth Will Out]]</ref> | |||
== | According to the acting [[Pythia (431 BCE)|Pythia]] in 431 BCE, the [[Cult of Kosmos]] met in an [[Sanctuary of Kosmos|ancient chamber]], below the Temple of Apollo.<ref name="Truth Will Out" /> | ||
==Behind the scenes== | |||
Though the cave is specifically mentioned in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'', its location is unverifiable. That said, historically a sanctuary of Gaia was located within the Sanctuary of Delphi, preceding its association with the god [[Apollo]].<ref>[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Santuario_de_Apolo_Pitio.gif Site plan of the Sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi]</ref> | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (novel)]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (novel)]]'' | ||
Revision as of 15:26, 26 February 2020
The Cave of Gaia was a cave located by the Temple of Apollo within the Sanctuary of Delphi in Phokis, Greece.
Dedicated to the Greek goddess Gaia, the original possessor of the oracle of the site,[1], Herodotos mentioned that the Temple of Apollo was by the cave.[2]
According to the acting Pythia in 431 BCE, the Cult of Kosmos met in an ancient chamber, below the Temple of Apollo.[2]
Behind the scenes
Though the cave is specifically mentioned in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, its location is unverifiable. That said, historically a sanctuary of Gaia was located within the Sanctuary of Delphi, preceding its association with the god Apollo.[3]
Appearances
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Attika: Temple of Themis
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Truth Will Out
- ↑ Site plan of the Sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi
